If we get him off the wire that means Belichick gets nothing. What's to stop St. Louis from giving him a 6th?
If O'Brien thought anything of Ryan Mallett why would he risk it? If he's willing to start the season with Fitzpatrick to call his bluff... the. He's not seeing the upside many think might be there.
The question is about the RELATIVE value of Ryan Mallett.
Does Ryan Mallett rate as a good QB in the Rams', Browns', or Bills' offenses? Does he fit with them?
The reason he appears to have heightened value for us is because he's already in a variation our offensive system with very similar concepts and verbiage.
He's not going to fit with the Browns. He's not a fit for Kyle Shanahan's system and he doesn't know it.
So it's down to whether he fits with the Rams or the Bills as to whether they're whether to give up something to steal him away from us.